The thing about the star is that in order for something to print on the paper it has to be in the raised plane. So...maybe they will be finding a star-shaped artifact that they are supposed to stick in the recess and then make the print.

Google Maps says it would take 9 hours 45 minutes to drive from the B&B pit stop to the nearest town by the Lexington mine (Norris, Montana). So from a 2:20 am start they would arrive at about 12:05 pm.

The NBC site puts the lexington mine (there's several with that name) in Butte, and the photos do match the ones provided to Magical Elves prod. (history in the middle of the page here--Montana Tech is now using it for their students). The distances stay about the same, but you're right the times are off. If the first-place team got there at 5:30 and the Hanlons spent 11 hours at the mine, they must have used a transporter to get to Wood Bottom.

(episode #104) The seven remaining teams uncover the mysteries of a historic route.The seven remaining teams explore some of the secrets of the Underground Railroad. FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD - To find the fourth of seven artifacts that will lead them to the treasure, the remaining seven teams must find hidden messages from the past to navigate the treacherous route of the Underground Railroad. . July 17, 2006: Treasure Hunters (episode #105) Before making a difficult trek across a swamp, the teams at the back of the pack consider losing some extra baggage: their fellow teammates.The teams at the back of the pack must decide whether to leave a teammate behind in order to finish the treacherous swamp section and avoid elimination.

It is a non-elimination round "to be continued". Also, after crossing the swamp, the host asked every team to eliminate one member, so now there are two members in each team, just like The Amazing Race.

From rabint6 over at Sucks regarding the episode that was shown in Canada on Monday

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1. The reward is 30,000 dollars to the first team to retrieve the 4th clue during the swamp hunt

2. The Ex CIA's win it

3. The twist is this. After opening the 3rd of 4 chests in the swamp, the teams are told that they have to take a boat ride to the next one. But, the boat only holds 2 people. They must leave one person behind. The 2 team members on the boat must decide wether to send one person back to get their 3rd person or not. If they choose to go back, they fall 3 hours behind. If they choose not to go back.....the 3rd person is off the team permanently.(not going to say what team does what)

4. Team Eliminated??? no one. the episode ends with a To Be Continued.......

I'm confused now which comes where? Tease for July 10 says first new york city and then the swamp romp. Notice for July 17 says swamp romp. So which episode did Canada run this week ep 4 or ep 5? Are they one week ahead, or two weeks ahead?

lol Gman ! maybe its confusing because of the ToBeCont ....? ( I think NBC is confused too !)

THIS LISTING HAS BEEN DELETED BY THE NETWORK AND IS NO LONGER VALID.Monday, July 3 2006

TREASURE HUNTERS --(9:00PM-10:00PM) --(TV-PG L)

"Episode No.104"

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD - To find the fourth of seven artifacts that will lead them to the treasure, the remaining seven teams must find hidden messages from the past to navigate the treacherous route of the Underground Railroad.

Monday, July 10 2006

TREASURE HUNTERS --(9:00PM-10:00PM) --(TV-PG L)

"Episode No.104"

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD - To find the fourth of seven artifacts that will lead them to the treasure, the remaining seven teams must find hidden messages from the past to navigate the treacherous route of the Underground Railroad.

Monday, July 17 2006

TREASURE HUNTERS --(9:00PM-10:00PM) --(TV-PG L)

"Episode No.105"

The teams at the back of the pack must decide whether to leave a teammate behind in order to finish the treacherous swamp section and avoid elimination

If anybody who's gotten a sneak peek at ep 5 can confirm:I was thinking about the "mansefield" entry at IMDB and thinking maybe it was misspelled. There's a Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown, SC, complete with its own swamp, boat and foot trails, some matching fencing (see below--I know, it's not much) and a film-friendly staff.

Spoiling by accident: right city, wrong plantation . So "mansefield" is still out there.There's no ep 5 thread, so let me throw in a few nit-picks here: first, as an NBC poster pointed out, Whitman never joined the army (he worked in D.C. as a nurse); second, the author here (well-documented but long article) makes a strong case that the "crypto-quilt" business started in the 1980s, not the 1850s.

Not much suspense - although NBC sure wants us to think there is - on whether the Genuses come back for their third member. We see all three of them again in the Star Spangled Museum in Baltimore and in Paris.

We also know that the Smoothies get to London, and that the MissUSA trio get to what looks like the catacombs in Paris. And the Airforce also get to the Baltimore location.

So that leaves the Fighting Fogels, the ex-CIA, and the Browns to hit the dust next.

The six remaining teams travel abroad to unravel the mystery of the “man behind the mask,” leading them to the fifth of seven artifacts. Laird Macintosh hosts.

Futon Critic:

Monday, July 24 2006

TREASURE HUNTERS --(9:00PM-10:00PM) --(TV-PG L)

"Episode No.106"

To find the fifth of seven artifacts, the remaining six teams must travel abroad to uncover the secret of the man behind the mask. Laird Macintosh ("Ultimate Playground") hosts this fast-paced adventure/mystery reality series where multi-player teams try to stay one step ahead of each other as they are mentally and physically challenged in their quest for a promised hidden treasure.